Five lakes is the 21.0km trail race at Durmitor Trail 2026 (Crno Jezero, Žabljak, Montenegro). The race starts on July 12, 2026 at 08:00 AM. It starts and finishes in Crno Jezero, Žabljak. The time limit is 5 h 30 min.
Run the downhill at race pace, but focus on the climb.
The course climbs 858m+. With 41m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 40% of the distance is uphill, 34% downhill and 26% flat. The longest climb runs 4.1km at an average 9.7% grade (395m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.8km at an average 7.2% grade (485m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 17.7% over 1.5km. The steepest descent drops at 21.2% over 0.5km. Surface: 88% trail and 6% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 31.0 FlatKM.
The course also passes close to Ražana glava (1862m).
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 1.5km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 12 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 11°C to 21°C, with around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 35%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 4% of days around this date.
416 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Miloš Rajičević (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 1:51:15. Women's winner: Mina Kosanovic (Individual Neutral Athletes) in 2:10:19.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Five lakes.
Other distances of Durmitor Trail 202665km (65.0km)·Ten Lakes (42.0km)·Three Lakes (10.0km)·Vertical kilometer Šljeme (4.5km)
Other editions of Five lakes2027·2025
Official websitewww.durmitortrail.run
